Infectiously Enthusiastic, Hockey-Loving Educational Parent, with a Panache for Connecting

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This summer I made a promise that I would throw open my raggedy recipe book that is filled with newspaper clippings, my mother's handwritten notes, and dog-eared magazine pages. Each week this summer I will share one of my favourite, can't be beaten, [Read more...]

When I was leaving home to go to university in Thunder Bay, everyone told me to go to MEC for all my outdoor gear. Camping, hiking, kayaking and climbing MEC had everything I needed to enjoy the all the beauty that Thunder Bay had to offer. I [Read more...]

Have you heard of #BlueMonday? For most people, it's the third Monday of January and the day that some feel most miserable after the holidays – likely because the holiday cheer has long faded, we’ve possibly already broken our New Year’s Resolution [Read more...]

I can’t believe how quickly the end of the school year flew by and that summer is finally here! As an educator, I suspect I look forward to the summer break as much or more than my students do. I am a schedule person, I love having a plan and that [Read more...]

In our home, the end of the school year brings retirements, graduations, and spring dances. This year especially will be a very busy celebration season. We will have two in-house graduations, school closing ceremonies and several retirements that I [Read more...]

Summer is here and that means the outdoor entertaining season is officially upon us. If you’re like me, you may not have paid quite as much attention as you should have when putting away the patio furniture for the winter, which means there is a bit [Read more...]